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hestiashearthfire · 4 months
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Hekate’s Deipnon, December 2023. I’m loving this new sideboard as a setup—it’s much less wobbly than my old table and has more storage to boot!
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greenwitchcrafts · 6 months
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It's been a while since I've shared my altar all cleaned up~♡
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jrdnmichelle · 1 month
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altar to enchantment
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My altar space isn’t much, but it’s coming together, and I’m so happy I’ve found the enjoyment again in doing my spiritual work 🥰✨Daily readings, rituals, prayer, etc….
If anyone would like a reading- plz send me a DM!
3 Rider Waite cards- $9.99
3 Rider Waite + 3 Oracle of the Sun- $15
3 Rider Waite + 3 Oracle of the Sun + 1 Starseed Oracle- $18
If you want a specific reading not mentioned above, lmk and we can work something out 🫶🏻
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messiah10chi · 3 months
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I’m finally pleased with my ancestor altar for a change LOL. I love the little statues I got. Each one represents each part of my multiracial heritage, White, Black, and Puerto Rican. It feels good all around now, like my elevated ancestors feel represented and that makes me happy.
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aesethewitch · 6 months
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Practical Craft: Setting Up an Altar
So, you've decided to set up an altar or sacred space for your practice. That's great! An altar can be a wonderful space for witchcraft, spirit work, and more.
But where to start?
If you look up pictures of altars online, such as on Tumblr or Instagram, you're likely to see lots of #aesthetic photos full of beautiful arrangements of lit candles, elaborate crystal grids, and expensive-looking statues. Not to mention all the bottles and herbs and incense and stones and bells and lights and tarot cards and oracle cards and and and...
It's a lot, to say the least. I'm one of those people who has a hard time accepting when things aren't totally perfect or up to "standards" (which may or may not continuously shift as I get closer to them, mind). If you're like me, creating an altar space might seem intimidating. You might ask yourself:
"What if it doesn't turn out right?"
"What if the spirit(s) this space is for don't like it?"
"How can I get all the materials that I have to have?"
"Why doesn't my altar look like those pretty pictures online?"
And, if you manage to make your space look that beautiful, you may even ask:
"Why isn't this altar working for me?"
Let's start from the top.
Check out my new post on Ko-Fi, currently exclusive for supporters! For a one-time payment as low as $1, you can receive early and extended access to my work. This one includes a preview of my personal working altar; I'll dive into the specifics of it in another post eventually.
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satanachia666 · 1 year
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Satanachia’s Demonic Correspondences
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Satanachia’s Demonic Correspondences & Other Information
*The information listed below derives from research and personal gnosis both verified and unverified. Satanachia is my patron demon, so I’ve included what information I’ve learned in the process of working with him/her/them.
Demon Name: Satanachia
Rank in Hell: Grand General
Seal: The Dukante Seal pictured above (credit: S. Connolly)
Gender: I perceive Satanachia as having feminine, masculine, and non-binary aspects. I use she/her, he/him, and they/them pronouns for Satanachia depending on which aspect he/she/they connect to me through.
Planets: Primarily Moon, Venus, Saturn, but Satanachia specializes in planetary magic in general. Therefore, it’s possible to call upon Satanachia to strengthen your connection to any planet.
Colors: Blue, purple, pink, red, black
Directions: North, West
Domains: Hell, the sky, water, the earth
Rules Over: Love, lust, warfare, strategy, witchcraft, planetary magic, water, protection (especially the protection of women, femmes, and people with a uterus), feminism, women’s rights, trans rights, justice, revenge, cursing, binding, protection from predators, punishing predators, polyamory, improving relationships, friendship, sexuality, genderfluidity, lunar energies, creativity, poetry, healing, healing your inner-child, all inner-child work, shadow work, stars, astral projection, astral weaponry, psychic powers, traveling, sensitivity, divination, spirit communication, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-empowerment, self-love, intoxication, ecstatic workings, rebellion, freedom, cold, snow
Numbers: 3, 6, 7, 9, 18
Symbols: Their seal as pictures above, any kind of moon or planetary symbol, pentagram
Herbs & Incense: Lemongrass, rose, patchouli, cinnamon, opium
Gemstones: Moonstone, rose quartz, garnet, bloodstone, onyx, opalite, pearl, clear quartz
Animals: Birds of prey, bats, butterflies, cats
Offerings: Blood (regular blood or menstrual blood), sexual fluids, hair, nail clippings, flowers, rose petals, rose tea, anything with lemon in it, lemongrass, patchouli, wine or liquor, art, poetry, music, pink + red + black tea light candles, weed, anything involving the moon or planets, an attractive makeup look or outfit
Story: According to The Grimorium Verum, Satanachia rules over 45 or 54 demons. Four of these demons are his/her/their chiefs: Sergutthy, Heramael, Trimasael, and Sustugriel. Although The Grimorium Verum dismisses Satanachia’s other spirit connections as being “of no great consequence,” I’ve found this assertion to be false. I’ve found Satanachia to be highly connected to planetary energies, stars, and nature spirits. I’ve also found that Satanachia is heavily aligned with spirits who watch over and protect women and transgender people. As you work with this demon, you, too, will discover new spirit alliances that relate to him/her/them and your own spirit allies as well.
Satanachia is often conflated with Chía, a triple moon goddess from the Muisca civilization/culture in the region that is now known as Colombia. The Muisca community is indigenous, which means it’s not good for non-Muisca individuals to conflate Satanachia with Chía. While the two overlap in certain ways (such as a shared focus on feminism and the moon), they are ultimately different beings. Therefore, I do not recommend using the same practices that the Muisca used to connect with Chía for the purpose of connecting with Satanachia.
Satanachia is my patron demon, and he/she/they are an excellent teacher. He/she/they are not only forward and truthful with information, but patient with its delivery and your ability to receive/understand said information. Plus, he/she/they are highly approachable. Satanachia prefers connecting with you in ways that are meaningful as well as unique to you. If you’re looking for a demonic guide who will work at your own pace and help you grow without being harsh, consider working with Satanachia. Satanachia has mastery over the realm of water and emotions, which makes him/her/them an incredible ally for inner-child work, shadow work, and all work related to recovering from trauma. As the Grand General of Hell, Satanachia is a fierce protector who can help you seek justice. On the other side of Satanachia’s duality is the fact that he/she/they possess immeasurable softness, tenderness, sensitivity, and the ability to be gentle while also being straightforward and assertive. Furthermore, based on my experience, Satanachia strives to protect these “soft” traits in the people he/she/they hold dear. These attributes make Satanachia an ideal demon for work related to love, lust, beauty, intimacy, and relationships.
Rituals Dedicated to Satanachia (Written by Pearl Satanchia / Me)
🚿 Satanachia’s Shower Spell for Cleansing and Protection
🌕 Satanachia’s Full Moon Ritual
💖 Satanachia’s Venus Empowerment Ritual
I hope all of this information helps you connect with Satanachia! 🤘
🌕 Pearl Satanachia  🌕
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vacantwoodsenthusiast · 4 months
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Refreshing my altars and shrines, and updating my wards... I've been in a bit of a magical rut for the last few weeks and figured it was time to update everything since my practice has changed significantly in the last few months. My shrine space now focuses on my faerie faith and the sea spirits themselves that I work with on the ship, as well as space for the spirits I specifically work with and my ancestors, and my working altar has been cleaned and prepped for magical workings again, now with new supplies mostly gifted by people I love.
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grey-sorcery · 1 year
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Suggested Reading
Foundations of Energy Work Spell Design Conceptualization Vs. Visualization What is Witchcraft? (A massive article that contains anything you’d ever want to know when first starting out.)
Introduction
An altar is a place in your home or land that is used and dedicated to your practice and all that it entails. For some, it's a place of reverence. For others it is a place for spellwork.  But, regardless of its purpose, they all share some features. Some practitioners use pocket/travel altars. I have never used one so I cannot speak towards their effectiveness; but, if that is a concept that is alluring to you, please look into it. Regardless of their size, each type of altar will contain some of the same aspects. For some practices, an altar being a stationary place is important for correspondence and representation.  This is a post from my old blog, however I have edited the hell out of it. It used to contain some culturally protected information, and some personal biases. It also recommended Wicca for some ungodly reason. 
Uses
There are two main uses for an altar, magical and spiritual. However, that being said, there are limitless possibilities as to what an altar can be or look like. I personally have an altar that is dedicated to one of my deities. Through this altar I show my dedications via creative endeavors such as art, game creation, writing, music composition, and spell/grimoire design. There are an infinite number of possibilities for their design and application. In this post, I’m mostly going to be covering the main uses and important design concepts.
Design & Structure
The design and layout for altars can be very personal, but there tend to be some commonalities depending on the altars purpose. For some, like me, an altar has multiple uses and its layout reflects that. For some basic reference, here is an altar that is purely for spellwork. In some traditions and practices, like mine, the direction in which the altar is facing is important. Each cardinal direction has its own correspondences and associations. If that is something you care about, it can be useful to find what correspondences resonate with you the most. Some traditions have very strict correspondences for this. What is almost always present for altars like these are representations for the elements. Water, stones, feathers, candles are all used to represent their respective elements. For some, incense is used to represent both air and fire. Water is kept in a glass container, or occasionally ceramic. In a handful of traditions its kept in metal containers. I typically try to keep elemental representatives in the general direction of their corresponding cardinal directions. Idols are widely used as a point for meditation and/or the building of a headspace.
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When setting up an ancestral altar there are several layout that can be used, but again there are common elements found in a lot of them. Most ancestral altars hold images of the dearly departed. Some people also hold images of the living, though this is by no means common. Some altars also contain elemental representations, depending on tradition. There is always an area for ofrendas or offerings. This area is typically front and center. Offerings can range from food and water to the burning of incense. 
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Using an altar for spellwork
When using an altar to cast spells, it is very common to open the space up and sanctify it. Now, the method chosen to do this varies wildly and a lot of information on doing so is heavily biased towards Wiccan practices. If you aren't a part of tradition, I recommend just figuring that bit out on your own without references. If you aren’t a part of any traditions a good smudge can be sweetgrass or cedar wood. After the space has been sanctified and is ready to begin, most light their candles and set up any incense they may be burning. It is relatively common for witches to use electronic candles in place of real ones for valid reasons such as fire safety or dorm room regulations. This works just as well. When setting up for a spell a lot of people have a vessel to burn things in. It is important that these vessels can withstand high heat and their bases won’t heat up too much. If you use an iron cauldron, be sure to place it on glass or tile to ensure that it is safe. After burning it is often recommended that the ashes and remaining contents are buried to the west of the altar; but, this can also be aligned with your personal correspondences. When using crystals, it is important to know about their chemical properties, like if they are water soluble or toxic to handle for too long or scratch up. Be sure that your spellwork isn’t 100% reliant on visualization and correspondences.  
Using an Altar for Ancestral Work
An ancestral altar is a place for reverence, remembrance, and meditation. It is common for the space that it is kept in to be regularly cleansed as well as being cleansed before sitting at. It is recommended to smudge any offerings before they are given. Some practitioners burn money for their ancestors, but this isn’t really recommended due to the temperature of the offering. This is at least until enough experience with spiritwork has been gained. In several traditions it is unwise to give warm offerings to spirits as it excites them. I’d recommend offering refrigerated things. In some traditions, eating offerings after offering it is very frowned upon and may lead to unwelcome occurrences. It is recommended to bury offerings after they are removed. This is widely done in the west, but this can vary depending on your personal directional correspondences. 
Shrines Vs. Ancestor Altars
Shrines are a place regarded as holy because of its associations with a divine entity, sacred person, or relic. These space are purely for devotion to any given theological or spiritual being, concept, or object. While ancestral altars can also be used for these purposes, they also function as work spaces for magical purpose. This is a very important distinction. Shrines are places for prayer and reverence, where an ancestral altar is for reverence and magical practice. An altar is a tool and medium for magic, not just faith.
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natureselements · 1 year
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A few of the newly listed stunning labradorite beauties for adoption in our Etsy shop ✨ check out their galaxies!💚 shop here 🌿
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torque-witch · 1 year
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Okay once again it is crunch time! Taxes are due on the 18th and I desperately need some help.
I only had 14k worth of taxable income from last year, so you can imagine why I don’t have any savings - but self employment tax is still very high regardless of your income threshold.
I currently will owe about $1050 in total for taxes + fees.
My husband pays for the bulk of our bills right now and even tho his income was triple mine, it didn’t make that big of a dent into reducing our tax payment overall. Neither of us have savings. I do also have a part time job now, but it only barely if at all covers the bills. Etsy and art sales in general have been very down because we are all struggling with inflation, but I would still appreciate any orders in the meantime.
The sale is 30% off finished statues (this may reduce some by $100), and 15% everything else above $20 excluding custom crochet work. The shop may be closed on the 15th bc that is when the Akron Punk Rock Flea Market is. Klarna is available for $50+. I don’t really want to process orders through Venmo unless it’s a pre-made item as those are harder to keep track of.
Because of this and other reasons, I cannot do custom requests except for what is listed in the shop. I cannot process orders this week so that I can market prep either, so please expect delays. I already have a few custom orders on backlogs, so I can’t accept more.
I do also have a handful of Squishmallows in storage that I’d like to sell, so dm me for info.
Other than that if you don’t want to purchase anything but do want to contribute in some way -
Venmo - @ torquewitch (last four of my phone is 3759)
CashApp - $TorqueWitch
PayPal ONLY if you choose friends and family because they WILL hold sales money for 1-3 months. [email protected]
Please share if you can! I know that everyone has been struggling, but anything helps. Hopefully since I do have a part time job this year, things will stay relatively even after this last hurdle.
And thank you so much for your continued support, however you are able to! This is such an awkward year trying to rebuild and stay afloat and juggle new situations and opportunities. I appreciate just being heard.
If you have any questions please feel free to dm me or message me on Etsy!
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rainwolfcoven · 6 months
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greenwitchcrafts · 1 year
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Today is the day I clean my altar, but I had to stop and take a picture because she is just so beautiful in this light
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jrdnmichelle · 4 months
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altar to the sea
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freyjas-light · 11 months
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There's something so calming and welcoming about opening your windows in the morning, breathing in the fresh air, and listening to the birds sing
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messiah10chi · 3 months
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I didn’t just freshen up my altar, but I changed it completely! As I go through my craft, things change with me. Recently, it’s been my tarot cards and now my altar! I love it so much. Renewal! Check out the before and after. 👀
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